PPA criticises BJP
Itanagar: The People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) on Sunday criticised the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre for “exclusion of people from the northeastern states during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping”. The PPA, in a statement, said that the decision of the party in power had again proved its “racial attitude and segregation of the people” from the region. “It is reported that Union MoS for Home Kiren Rijiju who, represents Arunachal Pradesh in Parliament, was also excluded from entire proceedings of talk and other programs,” party president Nikh Kamin alleged. “Instead of segregation, during the visit of Chinese President, the focal point of dialogue should have been on border intrusions and Look East policy, opening of Stillwell Roads and Rijiju should have been allowed to play active role in entire discussion,” he said. The PPA while condemning the attitude of the Centre towards the people of the region, besides recent racial attack on a nurse from the state, demanded apology from the party in power, it said. (PTI)
BJP declares candidate for Kanubari Assembly constituency
Itanagar: The BJP’s central election committee has declared Rongnai Maham as the official candidate for the bye-election to the Kanubari Assembly constituency in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh. The decision was taken by the CEC during a meeting convened in New Delhi on Saturday presided over by party chief Amit Shah, a party communique said here Sunday. The bye-election scheduled for October 15 was necessitated by the death of sitting MLA Newlai Tingkhatra before declaration of results of the April 19 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the state. Tingkhatra had won the seat posthumously. (PTI)
Saradha Scam: Gogoi sent to jail custody till Sept 25
Kolkata: Assamese singer Sadanand Gogoi was sent to jail custody till September 25 by the ACJM of Alipore court Saturday. The court granted the judicial custody after his production by CBI. Gogoi was arrested here on September 13 in connection with the Saradha ponzi scheme scam. He was taken to police custody twice after his arrest. (PTI)
More than 3,000 people in Vairengte reject BME
Aizawl: At least 3,481 people in the Mizoram-Assam border town of Vairengte refused to be enrolled in the ongoing Biometric Enrolment (BME), officials who conducted the enrolment said. The officials said the people refused to be enrolled under the BME due to religious beliefs and had also not enrolled during the 2011 Census. “They were afraid that they would be marked with the Biblical number of the Beast if their names were included in the Census and the BME,” the officials said. Meanwhile, out of the 8,64,760 to be enrolled in the state, the enumerators have so far enrolled 1,05,548 people till date. The population of Mizoram in the 2011 Census was 10,97,206 out of which 6,64,760 people were identified to be enrolled under the BME. (PTI)
Dimapur police nabs Colony Chairman for collecting tax for rebels
Kohima: The Anti-extortion team of the District Executive Force (DEF) Dimapur Saturday raided the residence of L Thyba Rongmei (55), the Chairman of Ragailong Colony, Burma Camp Dimapur and seized cash worth Rs 13,200 and a booklet used for registration of labour for 2014 allegedly issued GPRN/NSCN from his possession. According to a press release issued by Additional Superintendent of Police & PRO of Dimapur Police today said the raid was conducted based on specific information. During the raid, the anti-extortion team recovered the booklet containing 50 slips from which 43 slips had already been detached and issued. PRO informed that as per the statement of the Colony Chairman, the booklet was handed over to him on Saturday by one Vikheho Yeptho who was a member of GPRN/NSCN. L Thoyba Rongmei was arrested while he was collecting ‘labour tax’ of Rs. 300 per head from non-locals at his residence, said PRO. (UNI)